The University of Nottingham veterinary medicine and science will be among the first batch of students to attend a face to face classes in the UK and Europe at large after they returned to classes on Monday, 27th July.
After months of lockdown and universities moving their studies online, the University of Nottingham veterinary medicine students have returned back to school and will be having face to face classes. The university has indicated that they will be observing measures meant to curb the spread of coronavirus in the university such as social distancing.
The school reopening comes amidst a time when schools in the UK have struggled to come up with a concrete plan on how to proceed with school reopening in September, with the education department threatening parents of those who will not send their kids to school with getting fined.
The University of Nottingham may provide a clear way of how to reopen schools in September, based on the guidelines they have given their students on measures to take to avoid the spread of coronavirus.
University of Nottingham guidelines
The university has advised its students to form bubbles in order to avoid interaction with large groups of people. The bubbles will include those students who they interact with regularly and whom they share residency with.
The guidelines have also called for improved hygiene within the school, with recommendations such as hand sanitizing and regular cleanliness encouraged. There will also be safety screens around the campus, which will further help in curbing the spread of coronavirus.
Students have also been allocated a two-hour arrival interval to ensure there are as few contacts as possible. The university has also instituted measures to curb the spread of the virus through sports and recreational activities by ensuring that there will be social distancing and some forms of entertainment moving online.
